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Marathi and Yoruba


Yoruba and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
India  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
12  
9

How Many Consonants
36  
26
17  
7

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
e dupe  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
e kaaro  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Jowo  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
binu  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
bye  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
marathe  
yoruba  

German Name
Marathi  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
10th century  
4 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Indic  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
17  
15
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
yor  

ISO 639 3
mar  
yor  

ISO 639 6
mar  
yor  

Glottocode
mara1378  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Marathi and Yoruba Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marathi and Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Yoruba Speaking population

Marathi and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Marathi and Yoruba on Marathi vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Yoruba Language Codes

Marathi and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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